Cold Steel 49NDE Hide Out - AUS-8A Blade - Griv-Ex Handle - Secure-Ex Neck Sheath
Cold Steel's Hide Out was designed as a small, inexpensive and super-functional neck knife. The resulting blade is a true featherweight, weighing a meager 1.9oz! Its satin finish, double-edged Japanese AUS 8A blade is "Scandi" ground, which makes it very sharp and also very stiff, allowing for a strong and durable tip. Its full tang is encapsulated in a weather proof Kray-Ex handle that has been designed to be very thin and flat. The handle is subtly contoured and deeply checkered to give the hand great grip and security on such a small, thin knife, while still enabling effortless transition between grips. A Secure-Ex sheath and bead chain lanyard allow you to wear this knife discreetly and comfortably all day long.
- Specs:
- Category End Use: LE/Self-Defense
- Blade Steel: AUS-8A
- Blade Shape: Dagger
- Blade Length: 3.0" (76 mm)
- Length Overall: 6.5" (165 mm)
- Thickness: 0.12" (3 mm)
- Handle Material: KrayEx
- Sheath Material: Secure-Ex
- Weight Knife: 1.6 oz. (45 g)
- Weight Sheath: 0.6 oz. (17 g)
- Manufacturer Warranty: Limited Lifetime
- Made In: Taiwan
More about AUS 8A steel:
The words "stainless steel" are misleading, because, in fact, all steel will stain or show discoloration if left in adverse conditions for a sufficient time. Steel is made "stainless" by adding Chromium and reducing its Carbon content during the smelting process. There is a serious performance trade-off with stainless steel. As the Chromium increases and the Carbon decreases, the steel becomes more "stainless". But, it also becomes more and more difficult to sharpen, and the edge-holding potential is seriously impaired. This is usually why most stainless knives are rarely razor-sharp and quickly lose what little edge they have. In contrast, at Cold Steel uses AUS 8A Stainless, a high carbon, low chromium steel that has proven itself to be the ultimate compromise between toughness and strength, edge holding, and resistance to corrosion.
